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Quiz: Do you know Sen. Cruz?

Freshman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has been drawing notice during his first few months in the Senate. How well do you know the potential 2016 candidate? Take our quiz to find out. (The answer for each question can be found in the slide immediately following the question.)

Where was Cruz born?

Which controversial quote below was NOT said by Cruz?

A) “I think the sequester happens and it will be in some ways a yawn.”
B) “I think it’s really sad to see the president of the United States exploiting the murder of children and using it to push his own extreme anti-gun agenda.”
C) “I’ll work with Martians.”
D) “I’m pretty certain Mitt Romney actually French-kissed Barack Obama.”

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ANSWER: A, “I think the sequester happens and it will be in some ways a yawn” - which was said by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). For more notable Cruz quotes, click here.